{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-15.56.080","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 15.56.080","heading":"Election official misconduct in the second degree.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct in the second degree if while an election official, and while the polls are open, the person\n(1) opens a ballot received from a voter at an election, unless permitted by ordinance in a local election;\n(2) marks a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it;\n(3) otherwise attempts to learn how a voter marked a ballot; or\n(4) allows a person to do one of the acts prescribed by (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.\n(b) Election official misconduct in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 15. Elections.","Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#15.56.080","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:01Z","sha256":"7fa7324e01b65b98f1c2c8303c908053bd9067f6619aadfa0d482472fb66a32c","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-15.56.070","next":"us-ak/as-15.56.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}